In the warm afternoon of September 15, 2020, the sounds of play at the Pollard Street Playground in Norfolk, Virginia, were tragically silenced by gunfire. Fifteen-year-old Deajha Williams Smith, a freshman at Granby High School known for her love of dancing and the color purple, was shot and killed in the Lindenwood community. The incident occurred around 4:50 p.m., and despite the quick response of emergency services, Deajha was pronounced dead at the scene. Her sudden and violent death sent s
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